Special List 29: Nebraska

516. Map of Nebraska and Kansas Territories. Showing the
Locations of the Indian Reserves, according to the Treaties
of 1854. Compiled by S. Eastman, captain, U.S.A., 1854. . .
. Published by Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
1 inch to 20 miles. 25 x 36.5. Annotated published. Map
includes parts of the present States of Wyoming, Colorado, and
Oklahoma. Territorial and Indian reservation boundaries shown in
color. Also shows general locations of Indian tribes not assigned
to reservations, military posts, physical features, acres (some
approximate) in Indian reservations, and the route of the Santa
Fe Trail. List of "Notes from Indian Treaties Made in 1854"
briefly describing Indian land cessions. Note in lower left
corner of map signed by Commissioner of Indian Affairs states: "I
have examined this map in regard to the Indian Reserves and find
the same correct." Filed as RG 77: IR 69.
517. Map of Nebraska From Explorations of Lt. G. K. Warren, Topl.
Engrs., in 1855, 56, & 57, and other authorities,
1 inch to ca. 100 miles. 2 sections, 12 x 12.5. Published.
Includes present States of Nebraska and North and South Dakota as
well as parts of other neighboring States. Settlements, military
posts, and physical features. Note states "Heavy dotted lines
show Routes probably practicable." (Two other versions of this
map, together with a letter by Lt. Warren dated January 29, 1858,
concerning his explorations in Nebraska Territory are filed as RG
77: Q 238.) Filed as RG 77: Published Record Set, 1857.
518. Military Map of Nebraska and Dakota By Lieut. G. K. Warren,
Topl. Engrs. From the Explorations made by him in 1855, 56,
and in 1857.
1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 45 x 33. Published. Settlements,
military posts, Indian reservations, and routes of expeditions
including those of earlier explorers. Note signed by Warren
states "March 4th, 1860, Engraving carefully revised." Filed as
RG 46: 35th Cong., 1st sess.
519. Territory of Nebraska Embracing the public Surveys up to the
summer of 1857. Compiled & drawn in the Surveyor General's
Office from original notes, by Quin, Smith, & Van Zandt . .
. Leopold Gast & Brother, Lith.
1 inch to 5 miles. 36 x 24. Annotated published. Map shows
Nebraska east of the sixth principal meridian and south of the
seventh standard parallel. Public surveys, counties, towns,
Indian reservations, Indian villages, roads including small
segment of the "Mormon Road to Utah," and physical features.
County boundaries are in color. "Lieut. Warren" is written in
upper right margin. Filed as RG 77: Q 758.
520. Sectional Map of Nebraska Territory, Compiled from the Field
Notes in the Surveyor General's Office, by Robert L. Ream.
Showing the Counties, Townships Sections, Topography,
Cities, Villages, and Internal Improvements &c. Published by
E. Mendenhall . . . 1857. Middleton Wallace & Co.,
Lithographers.
1 inch to 8 miles. 27 x 20. Area from the Missouri River to
about 98ø longitude. Counties (in color), towns, Indian
reservations, extent of public land surveys, and physical
features. Three red lines have been drawn on the map but no
explanation is given. Map bears stamp "Office Expl[oratio]ns. &
Surveys War Dept." Filed as RG 77: Q 761.
521. (11) Map Showing the Progress of the Public Surveys in . . .
Nebraska, 1865.
Scale not indicated. 12.5 x 33. Annotated published. Shows a
few towns, military posts, and Indian reserves. Annotated with
information pertaining to the appropriations and cost of surveys
for 1866-68. Two sheets previously attached have been detached
and laminated separately. Part of the map showing Kansas has been
cut off. Filed as RG 49: Nebraska 5.
522. Map Showing the progress of the Public surveys in Nebraska.
1868.
1 inch to 12 miles. 21.5 x 44. Manuscript. County
boundaries, railroad land-grant limits, locations of land
offices, and coal and salt lands are shown in color. Also shows
towns, military and Indian reservations, and railroad lines.
Noted on map, "Map accompanying the Commissioners Annual Report
for 1868." Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Nebraska 6.
523. (A)Diagram of Nebraska Exhibiting character of the Soil and
Timber, and Projected and completed Railroads. [Dated Aug.
21, 1869, Surveyor General's Office, Plattsmouth, Neb.]
1 inch to 24 miles. 19.5 x 23.5. Manuscript. Timber and coal
lands, sandhills, swamplands, clay and marl bluffs, salt springs,
and projected railroad lines are shown in color. No towns or
place names are shown. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Nebraska 7.
524. Map showing the Progress of the Public Surveys in Nebraska,
1870.
1 inch to 12 miles. 31 x 39.5. Manuscript. County and land
district boundaries, railroad land-grant limits, and coal and
salt lands are shown in color. Parts of this map are missing. Map
also shows towns, military posts, and Indian reserves. Filed as
RG 49: Old Map File, Nebraska 8.
525. Map showing the state and progress of public Surveys in
Nebraska, 1871, made under the direction of E. E.
Cunningham, Surveyor General for Nebraska and Iowa.
1 inch to 12 miles. 32 x 40.5. Manuscript. Map bears
description of land district boundaries, and shows locations of
land offices, county boundaries, railroad land-grant limits, and
coal and salt lands in color. Also shows towns and military and
Indian reservations. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Nebraska 9.
526. Map of Military Department of the Platte, Nebraska. Sheet
No. 2. Compiled under the direction of Captain W. A. Jones,
Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, 1872.
1 inch to 18.94 miles. 22.5 x 30. Published. Map includes
Nebraska and parts of adjacent States and Territories. Shows
settlements, Indian reservations, roads, railroads, military
posts, and drainage features. Filed as RG 77: Published Record
Set, 1872, 2.
527. [Map of the] State of Nebraska. . . . 1876. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 15 miles. 21 x 32.5. Published. County names and
boundaries, names of land districts, status of public land
surveys, towns, locations of U.S. land offices, military and
Indian reservations, railroad lines and land-grant limits, and
drainage features. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Nebraska,
1876.
528. [Map of the] State of Nebraska. . . . 1879. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 15 miles. 22.5 x 32.5. Published. County
boundaries and military and Indian reservations are shown in
color. Also shows status of public land surveys, towns, locations
of U.S. land offices, railroad lines and land-grant limits, and
drainage features. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Nebraska,
1879.
529. Map of Nebraska compiled and drawn under direction of Capt.
W. S. Stanton, Corps of Engineers, by Mathew Hendges,
Draughtsman, and Corp'l. Ernst Wagner, 9th Infy., 1881.
1 inch to 7.89 miles. 2 sections, each 30 x 34. Published.
Map includes Nebraska and parts of adjoining States and
Territories. Shows settlements, military posts, Indian
reservations, roads, railroads, drainage features, and remarks
about the characteristics of the land. Filed as RG 77: Q 430.
530. [Map of the] State of Nebraska. . . . 1884. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Compiled and Drawn by M. Hendges.
1 inch to 15 miles. 23 x 32.5. Published. County boundaries,
military and Indian reservations, and railroad land-grant limits
are shown in color. Also shows status of public land surveys,
towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines,
and physical features. Relief is shown by hachures. Also a black
and white base map for this date. 23.5 x 32. Filed as RG 49:
Standard Published, Nebraska, 1884.
531. [Map of] Nebraska . . . 1884.
1 inch to 12 miles. 29 x 42. Manuscript. Public land
surveys, towns and cities, county names and boundaries, military
reservations, and railroad lines. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
Nebraska 13.
532. [Map of the] State of Nebraska. . . . 1890. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Compiled and drawn by M. Hendges.
1 inch to 14 miles. 26.5 x 37. Published. County names and
boundaries, public land surveys, towns and cities, locations of
U.S. land offices, railroad lines, and drainage features. Filed
as RG 49: Standard Published, Nebraska, 1890.
533. Official Railway Map of Nebraska, 1907. Map of Nebraska
issued by the Nebraska State Railway Commission . . .
Copyright 1907, by The J. N. Matthews Co.
1 inch to 12 miles. 22 x 40. Published. County boundaries
and railroads in color. Also towns, townships, canals, and
electric railways. Table lists "Shipment of Live Stock and Farm
Products." Inset maps show production of corn, wheat, and swine
in Nebraska. Graphs show population information. Filed as Ref.
Coll.: Nebraska, 1907.
534. [Map of the] State of Nebraska Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1908. . . .
Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore. . . . Traced and lettered by Wm.
Bauman, Jr.
1 inch to 12 miles. 29 x 41. Published. County and land
district boundaries, military reservations, and national forests
are shown in color. Also shows public land surveys, towns and
cities, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines, and
drainage features. Relief is shown in color. Inset plan of Omaha.
Also a black and white base map for this date. 29 x 41. Filed as
RG 49: Standard Published, Nebraska, 1908.
535. Post Route Map of the State of Nebraska showing post offices
with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation
on the 1st of January, 1917.
1 inch to 10 miles. 2 sections, each 29.5 x 26. Published.
Frequency and types of mail service, discontinued post offices,
counties, towns, railroads, physical features, and parts of
adjoining States. Filed as RG 28: State Maps, Nebraska, 1917.
See also entries 296-298, 300-308, 318 in Kansas
and 632 in North Dakota.